Scottish Government

Consultative draft of SPP3 - Planning for Housing

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction
Purpose
The housing market
Policy context
Other relevant policy, guidance and advice
SPP objectives

2 Identification of housing requirements
Introduction
Assessment of housing requirements
Housing market areas
Strategic Housing Need and Market Assessment
Local housing strategies
Mixed communities
Affordable housing
Gypsies and Travellers
Houses in Multiple Occupation
Meeting the housing requirement in the Development Plan
The Development Plan system
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
The Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006
Housing land allocations

3 Delivery of housing
The spatial dimension - guiding development to the right places
Sustainable settlement strategies
Efficient use of land and buildings
Urban capacity studies
Brownfield land
Infill sites within existing settlements
Expanded and new settlements
Accessible locations
Housing policies in development plans
Creation of quality housing
Open space provision
Mixed communities
Affordable housing
Housing in rural areas
Developer contributions
The Development Plan Action Programme
Development Management
Planning agreements

4 Conclusion

5 Notes

6 Enquiries

Glossary

Annex A Strategic Housing Need and Market Assessments
Annex B Houses in Multiple Occupation: Interface between planning control and licensing
Annex C Housing Land Audits
Annex D Policy framework